Example sentences of "of [verb] her [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I was not desperate to make money at that time , rather I thought of helping her with the commission she would take .
2 In 1682 a printer gave a boost to cannibalism by substituting ‘ if the latter husband ate her ’ instead of hate her in the verses on the Mosaic law of divorce at Deuteronomy xxiv.3 .
3 When the Zombie had finished his walk , a more permanent method of protecting her for the next four months would have to be found .
4 But since she had wrecked Luke 's plans for a country weekend with Lexy , and deprived him of the possibility of replacing her from the ranks of his unofficial harem , perhaps it was hardly surprising that he should demand that she herself should fill the gap .
5 George felt anxious that he had had no opportunity to be alone with Tamar , and so there had been no chance of warning her about the groom .
6 Instead of ordering her off the boat , he was now beginning a more subtle campaign .
7 She waited all day for the Kurd to return , but he failed to do so ; and when she made enquiries the next morning she was told that he had left the town within minutes of conducting her to the priest 's house .
8 How could he think of abandoning her to the malevolent clutches of this voracious monster ?
9 Just the thought of having her around the place made him irritable .
10 In this case I am satisfied that the doctors were justified in disregarding the written instructions of Miss T. and of treating her on the basis of an emergency .
11 Tess manages to infiltrate the world of high finance with a fabulous proposal that has the potential of taking her to the top .
12 He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them .
13 Yes , he 'd bring Ma to the fête , by way of introducing her to the new life .
14 Instead of lifting her into the saddle first , as he had always done before , he mounted Chalon , turned the horse in a tight circle to present its left flank to Isabel , and extended an imperative hand .
15 well he could of done if he 'd of taken her in the car would , could n't she ?
16 Had he been so sure of finding her at the alehouse ?
17 Well , no point in denying it , she took after her mother 's side of the family for looks even if she had her dad 's brains , and Mrs. Pridmore had no intention of exposing her to the temptations of London .
18 He met two artists , husband and wife , ‘ awfully sweet , she has a bold yet subtle and exotic sense of colour ’ , and thought of trying her for the costumes ; he had already got another artist to try and ‘ you never saw such revue in all your life ’ .
19 As a matter of fact , I 'm thinking of offering her to The Lancet .
20 If indeed he 'd secured the tickets as a way of bribing her between the sheets , then he suffered for his lust .
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